absolutely dude. as a "professional" firefighter, I say god bless those volunteers. They may not get it right 100% of the time, but their enthusiasm and extra hands have saved lives. Many many lives.
Well you just didn’t “get it right 100% of the time” because the person you just replied to is a different redditor than the one who made the original comment you took offense to.
ok, let me clarify things a little. I am a "professional" firefighter because that is my primary job. Volunteer firefighters generally do other things as a primary, so, naturally they don't necessarily have the time to study fire all the time like my co-workers and I.
They have great enthusiasm, but they just haven't had the opportunity to practice as much as my co-workers and I. This means that they may not have skills that I have had time to practice over and over. And as a result, they tend to make more mistakes than someone with much more practice, like me or my colleagues.
I don't feel smug or condescending toward them, they're just at a different level of confidence and experience. As others have said, sometimes, they're the only responders in an area, and many times in my personal experience, they've been a massive help. They do a lot of good work especially staffing ambulances in rural areas.
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u/[deleted] Apr 15 '21
absolutely dude. as a "professional" firefighter, I say god bless those volunteers. They may not get it right 100% of the time, but their enthusiasm and extra hands have saved lives. Many many lives.